Musica Organi
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 8:00 p.m.
from Clavierübung, Part III
Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685-July 28, 1750)
| Praeludium pro Organo pleno, BWV 552, 1 |
| Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669 |
| Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670 |
| Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671 |
| Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 676 |
| Dies sind die heilgen zehen Gebot, BWV 678 |
| Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680 |
| Intermission |
| Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682 |
| Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 |
| Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686 |
| Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns den Zorn Gottes wandt, BWV 688 |
| Fugue a 5 con pedale pro Organo pleno, BWV 552, 2 |
Pieter van Dijk was born in 1958 and studied organ with Bert Matter at the Arnhem Conservatory. He continued his studies with Gustav Leonhardt, Marie-Claire Alain, and Jan Raas and was a prizewinner at international organ competitions at Deventer in 1979 and in 1986 at Innsbruck.
He is organist of the famous Van Hagerbeer/Schnitger organ of the St. Laurenskerk in Alkmaar and City Organist of Alkmaar. He is also artistic director of Organfestival Holland, which every two years organizes an international organ festival including an organ competition and masterclasses in Alkmaar.
Pieter van Dijk represents the city of Alkmaar in the European Cities of Historic Organs (ECHO). He is also a member of the advisory committee of the Arp Schnitger Gesellschaft in Germany and is active in the commission that is planning the reconstruction of the organ of the Katharinenkirche in Hamburg.
In addition to playing concerts throughout Europe, Pieter van Dijk is professor of organ at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and at the Hamburg Hochschule für Musik und Theater.
His publications include articles on Matthias Weckmann, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, and J. S. Bach, and he has made several recordings on historic instruments in Spain and the Netherlands.